Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said Sunday that he was wrong to ask state legislators to let more Republican presidential candidates on the state’s March primary ballot, saying it would be unfair to the two candidates who followed the rules to qualify.

Just 24 hours after imploring Virginia legislators to pass emergency legislation opening the primary up to the rest of the field, Cuccinelli now feels “that changing the rules midstream is inconsistent with respecting and preserving the rule of law,” he said in a statement.